What color is #472918?

#472918 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Délicieux au Chocolat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #472918?

The RGB value is 71, 41, 24: 71 red, 41 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #472918?

The complementary color is #183647, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #472918?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#472918 color

#472918 rgb(71, 41, 24)

Shades of brown

The hex color #472918 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.8% red, 16.1% green and 9.4% blue (71, 41, 24).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 49% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 66% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Délicieux au Chocolat (#412010), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.14:1).

#472918 color codes

HEX	`#472918`
RGB	`rgb(71, 41, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.8%, 16.1%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 49%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 66%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 66%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.01, 12.02, 16.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.01, 20.75, 54.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.557, 2.992, 1.254)`
Decimal	`4663576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #472918, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #472918	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#472918 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #472918 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #472918; }
.text { color: #472918; }
.border { border: 2px solid #472918; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(71 41 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #472918, #474018); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #472918?: #472918 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Délicieux au Chocolat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #472918?: The RGB value is 71, 41, 24: 71 red, 41 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #472918?: The complementary color is #183647, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #472918?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.